These easy broccoli bites are a family favorite completely customizable to your tastes and what you have on hand. Serve as the main dish, use as an appetizer, or serve them as a side. Versatile and tasty!
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword baked, broccoli, cheesy, easy
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 6people
Ingredients
4cupsbroccolicut into small pieces
1cupshredded Colby Jack cheese
1cupBaby Bella mushrooms cut into small pieces
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cupSam's Fresh Salsa
2eggs
1/2cupPanko breadcrumbs
Instructions
Steam broccoli until just soft, about 5 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Combine steamed broccoli, cheese, chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper, Sam's Fresh Salsa, eggs, and breadcrumbs to a large bowl.
Mix all of the ingredients until well combined.
Roll about 1 tablespoon of the broccoli mix into a ball and place on a silpat-lined baking sheet. Bites will not change shape as they cook. Continue until the mix is gone.
Bake broccoli bites at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes, or until bottoms are just browned and bites hold together when tipped up with a fork.